WebMD Privacy Policy Summary
WebMD understands how important the privacy of personal information is to our users. We understand that your privacy matters and we respect your privacy choices. This summary of our privacy policy is intended to give you an overview of:
Information Collected About You
We may collect "Personal Information" about you – such as your name, address, telephone number, email address or health information – in the following ways:
- When you register for or update an existing profile on our web sites or Apps or register for the WebMD Health Manager;
- When you use certain interactive tools and services (e.g., the Ovulation/Pregnancy Calendar or Symptom Checker);
- When you sign-up for newsletters or other communications from WebMD;
- When you use our "Email a Friend" service;
- When you participate in an online survey; or
- When you provide personal information in a community area or other public forum.
We may collect "Non-Personal Information" – information that cannot be used to identify you – via Cookies, Web Beacons, WebMD mobile device applications and from external sources, even if you have not registered with or provided any Personal Information to WebMD.
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If you do not want your Personal Information used by WebMD as provided in this Privacy Policy, you should not register as a member or for any specific tool or application that collects Personal Information. You may correct, update or review Personal Information you have submitted through registration, tools and applications by signing in and updating your registration information. If you have registered and no longer want WebMD to use your Personal Information, you should delete your information as described in this Policy.
Most browser software can be set to reject Cookies, and you can opt out of Cookies for several Ad Servers by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative gateway opt-out site.
You can click on the Ad Choices logo at the bottom of every page of the WebMD web sites to stop tailored advertising from WebMD.
Read more about "What Choices Do I Have?", "Cookies" and "TRUSTed Ads Program Ad Choices"
How Information Collected About You Is Used
We may use information we collect about you to:
- Administer your account;
- Provide you with access to particular tools and services;
- Respond to your inquiries and send you administrative communications;
- Obtain your feedback on our sites and our offerings;
- Statistically analyze user behavior and activity;
- Provide you with more relevant content and advertisements;
- Conduct research and measurement activities; or
- Send you personalized emails or secure electronic messages pertaining to your health interests, including news, announcements, reminders and opportunities.
We may combine Personal and Non-Personal Information collected by WebMD about you, and may combine this information with information from external sources. Third parties may also use Non-Personal Information in order to display advertising that reflects the interests and preferences of our user community.
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With Whom Do We Share Your Information?
WebMD will not disclose any Personal Information about you unless specifically agreed to you by you or:
- To comply with legal requirements, such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena, or court order;
- To our vendors and suppliers in the course of their provision of products or services to WebMD;
- In the event of a corporate change in control resulting from, for example, a merger, a sale of assets, or bankruptcy; or
- In special cases, such as in response to a physical threat to you or others.
WebMD does not make your Personal Information available to third parties for their marketing purposes.
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How Do We Secure and Retain Your Information?
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